Unwrapped: Ingenuity powers growth of Reynolds Packaging
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
The words creativity and innovation encapsulate what drives Reynolds Packaging forward.
Starting the business with two packaging machines in their garage, Kelly and Lisa Reynolds have continuously grown the Ashwaubenon company to where it is today: an award-winning business using the latest technology to produce a variety of packaging, including fully compostable products.
“Kelly is a tinkerer and can build or rebuild machines. He built one machine that speeds up dramatically the time it takes to package stuff. He’s our secret sauce,” says CEO Lisa Reynolds of her husband and business partner....
Powering potential: Innovation stations, programs in New North help startups grow INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
For entrepreneurs who have a new business idea or for existing companies that are looking for a fresh innovation boost, the possibilities in the New North are abundant.
Throughout the region, innovation stations, incubators and programs are helping startups, inventors and entrepreneurs. The key is getting people connected with the right resources and growing a network of assistance that can help get a new idea off the ground.
There’s no question TitletownTech, a partnership between the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft, has shined a light on innovation in the region. The NEW Launch Alliance also is in place to keep entrepreneurs informed about incubators and services, creating endless networking possibilities and plenty of places to look for assistance...
Keeping an eye on health: Simplifeye Systems offers technology to scan temperatures INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
Necessity is the mother of invention, and for one Wisconsin duo, the pandemic led to a new business idea.
Founded in 2020 by Paul Simons of Green Bay and Bryon Gebhard of Madison, Simplifeye Systems provides smart software solutions that support visitor safety and workforce protection programs. One of its products is a thermal screening camera to monitor visitors’ temperatures.
“We’re hoping that this could be a disruptive technology that could become part of your day-to-day life,” says Simons, an electrical engineer. “It’s keeping a pulse on everyone’s health. We really wanted to focus on how we could put people back to work, put kids back to school, and not in a political way. We can’t just push forward with the status quo”...
Flying under the radar: Advantage Prototype Systems brings ideas to life
Local filmmaker looks to make waves with 'Rising Tides'
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY – The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Green Bay aspire to offer a wide array of services, resources and expertise designed to help promote entrepreneurial opportunities in Sheboygan County, including the community spirit and business diversity expressed through the creative medium of local film and video production..... UW Oshkosh student teams celebrate strong showing in Northeast Wisconsin business pitch competition
UW-OSHKOSH
OSHKOSH -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh walked away with top finishes—including the winner—in a business pitch competition among college students from northeast Wisconsin.
Jalen Greenlee, founder of Flora Fruit Company, a fresh fruit subscription service, placed first in The Pitch, taking home $10,000 and $15,000 in in-kind prizes. Greenlee, of Milwaukee, is a junior business major...
With Qbot project, UW Oshkosh senior paves way for future researchers in engineering tech
UW-OSHKOSH
OSHKOSH – This spring, Trevor Carlson, a senior computer science major from Berlin, is a student research assistant in the engineering technology department. He’s worked with a mobile robot called a Qbot, made by a company called Quanser Inc., that was purchased in 2020. Carlson installed and configured the software to make it operational. He conducted a series of lab experiments to check whether the Qbot performed as specified by the manufacturer and the results of his work will be presented at UW Oshkosh’s Celebration of Scholarship & Creative Activity later this month....
NWTC helps artists become entrepreneurs
GO PRESS TIMES
GREEN BAY – Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s (NWTC) Artisan and Business Center marks its 10th anniversary this year, and the busy workshop on Cedar Street in Green Bay is helping artists become more comfortable with the business side of art.
The center’s Residency Artist Program began in 2020 and guides a small number of artists through classes that will shape them into entrepreneurs... Read More 7>
The Approach: Spotlight on TitletownTech
CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION
How/why did you get into investing? What is the most exciting/rewarding part for you? First and foremost, I just really enjoy startups. I’ve been a part of several startups and have had two exits, much of that experience in Silicon Valley. I want people here in Wisconsin to have the same opportunity, and to show current and future entrepreneurs they can be successful without the need to move to the coasts..... Read More 8>
Packers' Mark Murphy gets Green Bay Rotary's Free Enterprise Award
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTEGREEN BAY – Mark Murphy doesn't claim to have envisioned the transformation of the Green Bay Packers organization during his tenure as its president. Still, he knew what to do when he got here. The Packers now are a multi-business enterprise in which football is the chief, but by no means only, focal point. Add to that the Green Bay Packers Foundation, and Murphy oversees operations worth more than a half-billion dollars... Read More 9> |
